Malaysia

Malaysia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu" "Unity Is Strength"
Anthem: Negaraku My Country
Capital	Kuala Lumpur Putrajaya (administrative)
Largest city	Kuala Lumpur
Official languages	Bahasa Malaysia
Official script	Malay (Latin) alphabet
Recognised languages	English
Ethnic groups ()	50.1% Malay 22.6% Chinese 11.8% Indigenous  6.7% Indian  8.8% other
Religion	61.3% Sunni Islam (official) 19.8% Buddhist 9.2% Christian 6.2% Hindu 3.4% other
Demonym	Malaysian
Government	Federal parliamentary elective constitutional monarchy
• Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Muhammad V
• Prime Minister	Najib Razak
• Chief Justice	Arifin Zakaria
• President of the Dewan Negara	S. Vigneswaran
• Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat	Pandikar Amin Mulia
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Dewan Negara
• Lower house	Dewan Rakyat
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Independence of the Federation of Malaya	31 August 1957
• Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, Singapore	16 September 1963
• Expulsion of Singapore	9 August 1965
Area
• Total	330,803 km2 (127,724 sq mi) (66th)
• Water (%)	0.3
Population
• 2017 estimate	31,365,000 (44th)
• 2010 census	28,334,135
• Density	92/km2 (238.3/sq mi) (116th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$800.169 billion (28th)
• Per capita	$25,833 (42nd)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$375.633 billion (35th)
• Per capita	$12,127 (65th)
Gini (2009)	46.2 high · 36th
HDI (2014)	0.779 high · 62nd
Currency	Ringgit (RM) (MYR)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+8)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+60
ISO 3166 code	MY
Internet TLD	.my

Largest cities of Malaysia (2010)
Kuala Lumpur George Town	Rank	City	State	Population	Ipoh Shah Alam
	1	Kuala Lumpur	Federal Territory	1,475,337
	2	George Town	Penang	708,127
	3	Ipoh	Perak	657,892
	4	Shah Alam	Selangor	641,306
	5	Petaling Jaya	Selangor	613,977
	6	Johor Bahru	Johor	497,067
	7	Malacca	Malacca	484,885
	8	Kota Kinabalu	Sabah	452,058
	9	Alor Setar	Kedah	405,523
	10	Kuala Terengganu	Terengganu	337,553

Coordinates: 2°30′N 112°30′E / 2.500°N 112.500°E / 2.500; 112.500

Malaysia (ⁱ/məˈleɪʒə/ mə-LAY-zhə or ⁱ/məˈleɪsiə/ mə-LAY-see-ə; Malaysian pronunciation: [məlejsiə]) is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 330,803 square kilometres (127,720 sq mi) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. With a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia. Located in the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species.